United Kingdom in World War II

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historical period theatre of World War II

The United Kingdom in World War II was a major Allied power that withstood the Blitz, fought across multiple global fronts, and played a central role in the defeat of Nazi Germany and its Axis partners.

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Label Occurrences
United Kingdom in World War II canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period ⓘ
theatre of World War II ⓘ
aftermath beginning of decolonisation of the British Empire ⓘ
founding membership in United Nations ⓘ
alliedWith Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form: China in World War II

Free French Forces ⓘ
Soviet Union in World War II ⓘ
United States in World War II ⓘ
capital London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
civilianExperience blackout in the United Kingdom ⓘ
evacuation of civilians ⓘ
rationing in the United Kingdom ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryInConflict United Kingdom ⓘ
declaredWarOn Italy ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
economicPolicy war economy of the United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime 1945-09-02 ⓘ
headOfGovernment Neville Chamberlain ⓘ
Winston Churchill ⓘ
headOfState George VI ⓘ
homeDefence Air Raid Precautions ⓘ
Home Guard ⓘ
homeFront British home front during World War II ⓘ
intelligenceService Government Code and Cypher School ⓘ
Security Service (MI5) ⓘ
surface form: MI5

MI6 ⓘ
militaryAlliance Allied forces ⓘ
surface form: Allied powers
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
notableLeader Alan Brooke ⓘ
Arthur Harris ⓘ
Bernard Montgomery ⓘ
Hugh Dowding ⓘ
Winston Churchill ⓘ
notableSite Bletchley Park ⓘ
Churchill War Rooms ⓘ
opposedBy Axis powers ⓘ
Imperial Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan

Fascist Italy ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
partOf Allies of World War II ⓘ
result defeat of Axis powers in Europe ⓘ
defeat of Nazi Germany ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Britain ⓘ
Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
Battle of Imphal ⓘ
Battle of Kohima ⓘ
Battle of Singapore ⓘ
Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ
Burma campaign ⓘ
Battle of Dunkirk ⓘ
surface form: Evacuation of Dunkirk

Battle of France ⓘ
surface form: Fall of France

Italian campaign ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form: Normandy landings

North African campaign ⓘ
Operation Overlord ⓘ
Operation Torch ⓘ
Strategic bombing of Germany ⓘ
The Blitz ⓘ
startTime 1939-09-03 ⓘ
usedWeapon Avro Lancaster ⓘ
Churchill tanks ⓘ
surface form: Churchill tank

Hawker Hurricane ⓘ
Matilda II infantry tanks ⓘ
surface form: Matilda II tank

Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

VIII Corps (United Kingdom) → side → United Kingdom in World War II ⓘ
United Kingdom declaration of war on Germany (1939) → category → United Kingdom in World War II ⓘ
British General Ronald Scobie → side → United Kingdom in World War II ⓘ
subject surface form: Ronald Scobie
2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards (Armoured) → militaryFormationOf → United Kingdom in World War II ⓘ